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Rogers and El-Sayed are set for their first debate in Michigan's Senate race after online sparring

Rogers is preparing to debate Abdul El-Sayed in the open-seat Senate race.

Rogers and El-Sayed are set for their first debate in Michigan's Senate race after online sparring
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Republican Mike Rogers and Democrat Abdul El-Sayed are scheduled to meet in their first debate in Michigan’s open Senate race after weeks of campaign sparring. The article describes their campaign activity and Rogers’s recent criticism of President Donald Trump’s tariffs on Canada.

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Mike Rogers Calls for an End to Tariffs on Canada

Rogers released a campaign ad calling for an end to tariffs on Canada after previously supporting or defending them. Left-leaning outlets often frame the move as a reversal under campaign pressure; center outlets mostly present the ad and its break from Rogers’s earlier position, with some connecting it to prices or the race; right-leaning outlets emphasize the change’s timing before the election and Rogers’s earlier support for tariffs.

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